Watch-pouch.



S. L. COHEN WATCH POUCH. APPLICATION FILED r123. 20, 1909.

920,433. Patented May 4, 1909.

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SAM L. COHEN, OF NEW YORK, N' Y.

WATCH-POUCH.

Specification of Letters .Patent.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Application filed February 20, 1909. Serial No. 479,238.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAM L. COHEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Watch- Pouches, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact description.

This invention relates to a watch-pouch, the object of the invention being to provide a watch-pouch of novel construction, which can be made out of chamois, silk, or other soft and flexible material that can be folded, and which is not only adapted to retain a watch, but also to expose the dial of the watch to view, the remainder of the watch being hidden by the material of the ouch.

My improved pouch will be particularly useful to those having expensive watches, for the reason that the watch can be at all times hidden from view, that is to say, that.

part of the watch exclusive of the dial, and at the same time protected from abrasion or other injury. To enable a person to read the dial I provide an opening, or openings, in the side of the pouch, the said opening being covered by a semi-flexible material such, for instance, as mica or thin transparent celluloid.

I will now proceed to describe my invention in detail, the novel features of which I will finally claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, wherein Figure 1, illustrates aside view of my improved pouch, showing in dotted lines, a watch in position therein, the said watch being retained in alinement with the transparent element carried by the pouch; Fig. 2, is a top plan view thereof Fig. 3, is a vertical sectional view of the lower portion of the pouch, the section being taken on the line 33 in Fig. l, and Fig. 4, is a vertical central sectional View of the lower end of another form of pouch provided with a plurality of transparent elements.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates one form of pouch which I have selected for illustration, the said pouch being provided, adjacent the lower end thereof, with an opening 2. The opening 2 occupies a position in the side of the pouch corresponding to about the position of the dial of the watch that may be carried in the pouch 1. It may be here stated that the pouch 1 is in the form of a flexible bag having side members 3 and 4 secured together at the edges 5 in any suitable manner. The pouch 1 is preferably made deep enough to permit of the folding thereof two or three times in order that the inclosed watch may be completely protected; after having been folded the pouch, and inclosed watch may be placed in a pocket, satchel or other receptacle.

In order that the dial of the watch may be read, to tell the time, I cover the opening 2 with a semi-flexible transparent substance, such as mica or celluloid, whereby a window is formed through which the dial of the watch may be read. The window referred to is indicated by 6 in Fig. l and may be sewed or otherwise secured to the material of the pouch, preferably on the inside thereof. If desirable the window 6 may be slightly concave, to conform to the crystal of the inclosed watch.

To obviate the necessity of placing the watch in the pouch so that the dial will come opposite to the window I can place a number of windows in the said pouch as can be seen in Fig. 4. In Fig. 4 two windows are shown as being carried by the pouch. It will be, of course, understood that my improved pouch is designed for open faced watches. Adj acent the open end of the pouch I may secure drawing strings 7, whereby the watch may be wholly encompassed by the pouch.

My improved pouch thoroughly protects a watch, for the reason that the presence of the window obviates the necessity of removing the watch from the pouch to tell the time. It also for this reason more thoroughly protects the watch from dampness or from being dropped when being removed from, or in serted into, the pouch. My improved pouch is also well adapted to retain expensive compasses or other articles which are designed 10 bag being provided with an opening, and a 1 for consultation and need protection from transparent covering fol-said opening through dampness, or contact with other materials which the dial of the watch can be seen, said which are liable to deface them. transparent covering being semi-flexible.

Having now described my invention What Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 18th I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patday of February, 1909. ent is A watch pouch, comprising an elongated i bag of flexible material adapted to retain a Watch and to be folded thereover, the said SAM L. COHEN.

Witnesses DANIEL W. BLUMENTHAL, MAX CORIN. 

